Journal of International Oncology ›› 2014, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (11): 851-854.doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-422X.2014.11.016

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Microenvironment for leukemia extramedullary infiltration

  

  1. Department of Hematology, Affiliated Sixth People′s Hospital of Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200233, China
  • Online:2014-12-03 Published:2015-01-20
  • Contact: Shi Jun, Email: shijun7@hotmail.com

Abstract: Extramedullary infiltration is one of the reasons of relapse and death for leukemia patients. Reaearches increasingly show that extramedullary microenvironment plays a pivotal role on progress and relapse of leukemia. Extramedullary infiltration of leukemia is the result of interactions among many factors and many steps, involving liver, spleen, central nervous system, thymus and other tissues and organs.

Key words: Leukemia, Leukemic infiltration, recurrence, Extramedullary microenvironment